Glareshield for motor vehicles



Feb. 415, 1927.

1,61 7,981 v. M. ALLEN GLARESHIELD FOR MOTOR VEHICLES Filed Feb. l0, 1925 15X* Ng Patented Feb. 15,

vrc'ron 11:. ALLEN, or WAVERLY, NEW YORK.

GLABESHIELD FOR\MOTOR VEHICLES.

Application 111ed`reb'ruary 1o, 192s. serial Np. 618,376.

This invention is an` attachment for the windshields of automobiles by the use of which the chauffeur -will be protected from the blinding glare of the sun o r of the headlights of an approaching vehlcle whlle having an unobstructed `v1ew of the road ahead.

One object of my invention is to'provide a novel collapsible glare shade which may be easily extended toa greater or less .degree as the need may be, and another ob]ect is to provide a novel glare shade whlch may be easily applied to or removed from any conventional windshield and which when not in use will be out of the way'.

A still further object of the invention 1s to provide aV glare shade which may be adjusted by ,one hand without stopplng the travel of the vehicle, whlch is not apt to rattle on thev windshield nor mar the same, and which will be inexpensive, durable, and not apt to get out of order. The invention is illustrated in the accom anying drawing and will be hereinafter ful y set forth.

In the drawing, Fig. v1 is 'an elevation of portion of a windshleld havlng my glare shade mounted thereon, the glare shade being shown as Ait appears when not in use.

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the glare shade arranged for use.

- Fig. 3 is an venlarged section on the line -w of Figure 1 looking in the direction indicated'by the arrow 3.

Fi 4 is a section on the line of Fig.

1 loo ing in the direction indicated bythe Fig. 5 is a detail section on the line 3]' 11/ of Fig. 2.-

Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing a support different in some respects from lthat shown in Figs. 1 to 4'.

The windshield 1 may be of the`usual or any preferred form. In carrying out my invention, I employ a housing 2 which is shield, anda lower member 8 having its lower endf attached .to the housing and having the lateral rests 5 on its side edges. The members 6 and' 8 are pivotally connected at their meeting ends by a rivet 10 which will rictionally hold them in a set posi-` tion, and the'connection between the lower member and the housing is of the sal'nevpiv otal frictional holding type. If it be desired to set the housing at its lowest position, the hanger members 6 and `8 are extended in alinement, and by setting the said members at different angular positions the'housing may be disposed at various distances from the top of the windshield. If' the hanger member 8 be turned through onehalf a complete rotation about its pivotal connections and thereby brought into the inverted position shown in Fig. 6, the housing will be disposedatthe upper edge ofA the windshield and be in its highest posi- When the hanger memberl 8 is inverted, the rest lugs 5v are sprung over the member 6 and engage the side yedges of the same so that the accidental release of the housing will be prevented. The `pivotal connection between. the two link members will hold them in any angular relation so that the housing ma n Inasmuch as the housing will be maintained 1n 1ts hlghest position out of the way, shown in Fig. 6, for the greater part of the time, the strain upon the pivots will not cause rapid loosening of the same and they will effectually hold the hanger members in slt (positions for practically the life of the s a e.

Across the housing, adjacent one end thereof, is/a pin, rivet or bolt 11 and upon this pin are loosely pivotally engaged a plurality of panels l2 of celluloid or other translucent material.` These panels are colored., preferably green,'so that they will, when lowered, protect the eyes of the chauffeur from blindingv glare but will permit a view of the road ahead. The panels are 'adapted to extend longitudinally of the casing and be housed therein but they are free be set at any height to accommodate tal or short chauffeurs.

except at-their pivoted ends and, hence, tend constantly to swing downwardly about the pivot 11 under the force of gravity. The p side edges of each panel Aconver e yslightly 5 from its free end `to its pivote end and in the free end of each panel adjacent the 'upper corner thereofis an opening 13, the free end ofy the panel being fitted with a metal binding 14 whereby folding or buck- 10.ling of the panel is prevented. Secured in the opening 13 in 'thelowest anel is one end of a thread or other f'lexi le tie element 15 which is carried through and secured at the opening in cach panel and has 15 its end secured in any convenient or preferred manner in the housing. This tie element obviously connects the several panels and limits the downward movement thereof, 'the length of the element between any two openings 13 being less than the width ot' the panel so that the panels will overlap when lowered, as shown in Figure2.

The ends of the housing 2 are closed and along its side edges are upstanding reentrant flanges 141 which are slidably engaged by the overhanging counterpart flanges 151 of a panel-controllino device 16, said device being provided with aknob 17 or other form of handle on its lunder side. The ends. of 3Uthe flanges 141 are closed by crimping or other lapproved means so as to prevent the slide 16 being pushed from the housing, and the slide extends across the open bottom of the housing so as to support the pan-l els in closed. position therein, as shown in Fig. 3, the panels lyingin.parallel planes within the housing.

Upon reference to Figs. 1 and 2, Yit will be noted that the -iivot 11 is loc'atedy in spaced relation to the a jacent end of the housin so that the slide 16 maybe moved beyon the pivot and thereby permit the front panel to'swing down into a perpendicular posltion, the remainingl panels swinging down to successivel less extent sol as to form a substantial y; triangular `or fan-shaped shade in front of the operator. When the'shade is. to be closed, the slide 16 is merely pushed `to the opposite end of the housing whereu on it will ride against and under tb o the panels anjd force them to swing up wardly into the housing, als will be readi y understood on reference to Fig. 1, the panels resting on the slide and being supported l thereby. When the use of the shade lsagain v.nryyfthe slide vis merely pushed tofwardthe pivot, and beyond the same if the Y' shade is to be fully opened.

, My device isvery simple and compact and 1s not apt to get out o order. It is operated b merely pushin the slide Ain one or the ot er direction an when closed, the

panels are completely enclosed by the hous- 'e edges 4ino', and protected against damage. The me-v tallic binding on the wider free ends' of the anels prevent curling thereof and lend weight thereto so that .they will uickly swing downward as the controlling s ide isl moved back, and the slide may obviously be quickly and easily manipulated by one hand while the vehicle is steered with the other. hand. vIt may be desirable, sometimes, to give the upper two panels a darker color than the other. panels so that the chauffeur will be protected from the direct lare of a low sun which is straight ahead wit out havin his view of the road obstructed.

aving thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent ofthe United Statesr is 1. A glare shade for' windshields comprising a housing, a plurality of panels pivoted concentrically in -the housing, and means movable along the housing to eect swinging of the anels whereby they maybe enclosed in t e housing or projected therefrom. .L

2. A glare shade for windshields comprisingca support, a plurality of panels having a common pivotal connection with the support, a flexible connection between the free ends of the panels and between the panels and the support, the points of attachment of said connection to adjacent panels lbeing spaced apart a distance less than the width of the free ends of the panels whereby the edges of the panels will'overlap in the extended position of the panels, and means movable along the support to effect collapse or projection of the panels.

3. A glare shadeior windshields comprising a housing, means for supporting the housing upon a windshield, a plurality of -panels mounted upona common' pivot at one end of the housing, a slide movable along the bottom of the housing to hold the panels in the housing or permit them to swing downwardly therefrom, and means -to limit the downward swinging movement of the panels.

4. A glare shade for windshields compris- 'ing a housing having upstanding recntrant flanges on its sides at its bottom,A a plurality of panels mounted upon a common pivot at one end of the housin a slide extending across the bottom of t e housing and provided at its sideswithup'wardly projecting overhanging flanges matmg with and slidabl enga lng the flan es ox 'the housing, sai slide-being adapte to hold the panels imthe'fhousin -or permit them .to depend therefrom, an .means to limit the downward movement of the panels.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature.

VICTOR M. ALLEN. 

